Housing, local and community

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Services

• Search for land and property information

  Find a property and get its title plan, title register and see who owns it

• Right to Buy: application form (RTB1)

  The RTB1 form is the notice claiming the Right to Buy that tenants need to complete.

• Right to Buy: buying your council home

  Your right to buy your council home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.

• Housing Benefit

  Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.

• Find out your rubbish collection day

  Check your council's website to find out when your rubbish will be collected

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Guidance and regulation

• HM Land Registry: Registration Services fees
  • Detailed guide
  • 20 April 2023
  • HM Land Registry
• Contact HM Land Registry
  • Detailed guide
  • 14 December 2023
  • HM Land Registry
• Fire safety: Approved Document B
  • Statutory guidance
  • 2 September 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Assured tenancy forms
  • Detailed guide
  • 15 September 2023
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• How domestic properties are assessed for Council Tax bands
  • Detailed guide
  • 15 July 2024
  • Valuation Office Agency

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News and communications

• Easier access to social housing for veterans confirmed
  • 27 November 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Press release
• £3 billion housebuilding schemes to unlock homes and boost growth
  • 27 November 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Press release
• Regulatory judgements and enforcement notices
  • 27 November 2024
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Decision
• Notting Hill Genesis
  • 27 November 2024
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Decision
• Orwell Housing Association Limited
  • 27 November 2024
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Decision

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Research and statistics

• Traveller caravan count: July 2024
  • 27 November 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Official statistics
• Volumetric Modular Construction research
  • 26 November 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Research
• Live tables on dwelling stock (including vacants)
  • 26 November 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Statistical data set
• Data release (TSM 2024)
  • 26 November 2024
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Official statistics
• Local Authority Housing Statistics data returns for 2023 to 2024
  • 26 November 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Statistical data set

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Policy papers and consultations

• Energy Company Obligation 4 and the Great British Insulation Scheme: mid-scheme changes
  • 20 November 2024
  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
  • Open consultation
  • Closing date 12 December 2024
• Reforming the Right to Buy
  • 20 November 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Open consultation
  • Closing date 15 January 2025
• Renters’ Rights Bill: Impact assessment
  • 22 November 2024
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Impact assessment
• Great British Energy Bill: factsheets
  • 18 November 2024
  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Great British Energy
  • Policy paper
• Consumer Vulnerability Strategy Refresh 2024: CFP response to Ofgem consultation
  • 15 November 2024
  • Committee on Fuel Poverty
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Small boat activity in the English Channel
  • 27 November 2024
  • Home Office and Border Force
  • Transparency
• Register of Planning Inspectorate Board Member Interests
  • 27 November 2024
  • Planning Inspectorate
  • Transparency
• Registered providers of social housing – updated monthly
  • 20 November 2024
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Transparency
• Planning Inspectorate spending over £250: September 2024
  • 13 November 2024
  • Planning Inspectorate
  • Transparency
• List of non-submission of annual accounts
  • 7 November 2024
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Regulator of Social Housing
• Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Planning Inspectorate
• Valuation Office Agency
• Homes England

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• Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
• HM Treasury
• Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Prime Minister's Office 10 Downing Street
• Department for Culture, Media & Sport
• Department for Work & Pensions
• Coal Authority
• Committee on Fuel Poverty
• Ministry of Defence
• Home Office
• Cabinet Office
• Department of Health & Social Care
• Office for Place
• HM Revenue & Customs
• Department for Business & Trade
• Department for Transport
• HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Ministry of Justice
• Department for Education
• Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
• Civil Nuclear Constabulary
• Civil Nuclear Police Authority
• Infrastructure and Projects Authority
• Office for Product Safety & Standards
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Marine Management Organisation
• UK Visas and Immigration
• District Valuer Services (DVS)
• Government Legal Department
• Northern Ireland Office
• Bona Vacantia
• Government Property Agency
• UK Health Security Agency
• Companies House
• Geospatial Commission
• Office for Health Improvement & Disparities
• Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
• Tribunal Procedure Committee
• Building Digital UK
• Government Actuary's Department
• Official Solicitor and Public Trustee
• UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation
• Attorney General's Office
• Border Force
• Central Arbitration Committee
• Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
• Certification Officer
• Government Planning Profession
• Disability Unit
• HM Passport Office
• HM Prison & Probation Service
• Land Registration Rule Committee
• Office for Equality and Opportunity
• Office for Local Government
• Open Public Services
• Scotland Office
• Trade Remedies Authority
• Women and Equalities Unit

• HM Land Registry
• Environment Agency
• Natural England
• Competition and Markets Authority
• Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Defence Infrastructure Organisation
• Great British Energy
• High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
• Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
• Social Security Advisory Committee
• The Charity Commission
• Defence Equipment and Support
• Forestry Commission
• Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
• Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
• Great British Nuclear
• Military Aviation Authority
• National Data Guardian
• Subsidy Advice Unit
• UK Hydrographic Office

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